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Retrieve a billing alert 

Retrieves a billing alert given an ID

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns the alert

GET /v1/billing/alerts/:id
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/billing/alerts/alrt_12345 \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJ...2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:"
Response
{
  "id": "alrt_12345",
  "object": "billing.alert",
  "title": "API Request usage alert",
  "livemode": true,
  "alert_type": "usage_threshold",
  "usage_threshold": {
    "gte": 10000,
    "meter": "mtr_12345",
    "recurrence": "one_time"
  },
  "status": "active"
}

List billing alerts 

Lists billing active and inactive alerts

Parameters

  • alert_typeenum

    Filter results to only include this type of alert.

    Possible enum values
    usage_threshold

    Use usage_threshold if you intend for an alert to fire when a usage threshold on a meter is crossed.

  • meterstring

    Filter results to only include alerts with the given meter.

More parameters

  • ending_beforestring

  • limitinteger

  • starting_afterstring

Returns

Returns a list of billing alerts

GET /v1/billing/alerts
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/billing/alerts \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJ...2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:"
Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "alrt_12345",
      "object": "billing.alert",
      "title": "API Request usage alert",
      "livemode": true,
      "alert_type": "usage_threshold",
      "usage_threshold": {
        "gte": 10000,
        "meter": "mtr_12345",
        "recurrence": "one_time"
      },
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "id": "alrt_67890",
      "object": "billing.alert",
      "title": "API Request usage alert",
      "livemode": true,
      "alert_type": "usage_threshold",
      "usage_threshold": {
        "gte": 120,
        "meter": "mtr_67890",
        "recurrence": "one_time"
      },
      "status": "active"
    }
  ]
}

Activate a billing alert 

Reactivates this alert, allowing it to trigger again.

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns the alert with its updated status.

POST /v1/billing/alerts/:id/activate
curl -X POST https://api.stripe.com/v1/billing/alerts/alrt_12345/activate \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJ...2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:"
Response
{
  "id": "alrt_12345",
  "object": "billing.alert",
  "title": "API Request usage alert",
  "livemode": true,
  "alert_type": "usage_threshold",
  "usage_threshold": {
    "gte": 10000,
    "meter": "mtr_12345",
    "recurrence": "one_time"
  },
  "status": "active"
}

Archive a billing alert 

Archives this alert, removing it from the list view and APIs. This is non-reversible.

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns the alert with its updated status.

POST /v1/billing/alerts/:id/archive
curl -X POST https://api.stripe.com/v1/billing/alerts/alrt_12345/archive \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJ...2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:"
Response
{
  "id": "alrt_12345",
  "object": "billing.alert",
  "title": "API Request usage alert",
  "livemode": true,
  "alert_type": "usage_threshold",
  "usage_threshold": {
    "gte": 10000,
    "meter": "mtr_12345",
    "recurrence": "one_time"
  },
  "status": "archived"
}

Deactivate a billing alert 

Deactivates this alert, preventing it from triggering.

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns the alert with its updated status.

POST /v1/billing/alerts/:id/deactivate
curl -X POST https://api.stripe.com/v1/billing/alerts/alrt_12345/deactivate \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJ...2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:"
Response
{
  "id": "alrt_12345",
  "object": "billing.alert",
  "title": "API Request usage alert",
  "livemode": true,
  "alert_type": "usage_threshold",
  "usage_threshold": {
    "gte": 10000,
    "meter": "mtr_12345",
    "recurrence": "one_time"
  },
  "status": "inactive"
}